Thomas J. Reese, SJ is frequently quoted as an expert on Catholic issues. He is a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. He's the former editor of the Catholic weekly magazine "America" as well as the author of Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. Besides his theological training as a Jesuit priest, he has a doctorate in political science from the University of California Berkeley. He once worked as a lobbyist for tax reform.